Tapper on Trump’s Decision to Cancel a Strike on Iran: ‘A Stunning About-Face by the Commander in Chief’

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TAPPER: "We begin this Friday with breaking news in our world lead and a stunning about-face by the Commander in Chief, President Trump ordering a retaliatory strike against Iran for shooting down an unmanned surveillance drone yesterday. The Pentagon had targeted three different sites but then just minutes before the strikes were carried out, President Trump changed his mind. He says he did this because he was concerned about civilian casualties. The President tweeted this morning, 'we were cocked and loaded to retaliate last night on three different sites. When I asked, how many will die, 150 people, sir, was the answer from a general. Ten minutes before the strike I stopped it, not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone. I am in no hurry.'”